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Govt should heed grievances of wounded protesters

PROTESTERS injured during the student-mass uprising in July-August that toppled the autocratic Awami League government on August 5 having not received adequate support for treatment and rehabilitation from the interim government is unacceptable. About 30,000 people, including many students, were injured in the uprising while at least 708 died...

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BGTF withdraws nationwide protest

The Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation withdrew their nationwide protest scheduled for Friday amid the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s decision to stop the Desh Natok production Nityapuran’s show for security concerns and attack on a protest rally...

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Drive against polythene postponed amid protests

The Department of Environment-led joint drives against manufacturing illegal polythene bags were postponed halfway on Wednesday amid protests by polythene factory workers at Kamalbagh of Chawk Bazar in Old Dhaka...

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Protests in DU against JCD Nov 7 posters

Some Dhaka University students on Wednesday night staged a procession on the campus, protesting at pasting posters by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal marking ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’ with...

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Samaritan shot and dead

Md Kamrul Islam came to be shot in the neck at Mirpur 10 on August 4 when he was carrying another person, wounded by a gunshot, during the uprising born out of the student protests that had continued since July 1.

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Dhaka City College closed for today

Dhaka City College will remain closed today (Tuesday) following the daylong students’ protest on Monday demanding resignation of its acting principal and vice-principal.

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Hit with bullet, dead in custody

Md Mamun, a security guard, was shot at in the chest on a road near his workplace in Narayanganj at 4:00am on July 22 during the curfew imposed to quell student protests seeking reforms in civil service job reservations...

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Women’s exclusion reflects govt’s patriarchal bias

WOMEN have played a pivotal role in the student protests seeking reforms in civil service job reformation flared into a mass uprising against the authoritarian Awami League government, but their contribution and voice have been largely ignored in the post-uprising political affairs and public narrative...

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Aklima plunges in plight

Aklima Begum has plunged in a plight since her husband Akhter Hossain died after being shot in clashes on July 19 that broke out over student protests.

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Bullet-hit child Musa sent to Singapore

Seven-year-old Musa Khan, who was shot in the head inside the garage of his Rampura house on July 19 during student protests demanding quota reform in government jobs, was sent to...

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Sarjis slams negligence

A central coordinator of the Student Movement against Discrimination Sarjis Alam slammed the adviser to the health ministry Nurjahan Begum for alleged negligence in treating the...

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3 deceased AL leaders named in case

Three deceased Awami League leaders, who died much earlier, have been prosecuted over the attack on the recent anti-quota student protests in Cumilla...

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Thousands march for Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark...

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An astute strategic prism

THE sweeping protests in July-August that ousted Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian rule, won the country an innovative brand — the ‘new’ Bangladesh minus the earlier steamroller governance. In the wake of that upheaval, which still rings throughout the country, two hot-button disputes re-emerged from its not-so-hidden...

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BSEC holds meeting with protesting investors

Senior officials of the Bangladesh Securities Exchange and Commission on Sunday held a meeting with a section of investors who have been protesting at continued plunges in share prices...

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People protest at Rajshahi WASA’s move

People from all walks of life on Saturday held a protest rally protesting at the Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s move to install pipelines on private properties without acquisition...